New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-14
THE BURIAL OF JOHN ROACH.
EULoGIEs GIVEN IN ST. pAUL's CHURCH.


John Roach buried yesterday in the family plot in
Greenwood Cemetery At 10 short private services
were held at the house, No 624 Fifthave, and at IL
O'Clock the public ceremonies begun In st. PauPs
Methodist Episcopal Church. Fourthave. and Twenty
seeonds Long before that hour the pews were crowded
and the seats in the gallery all taken Knots or men
stood In the vestibuie and in Fourthave waiting the APP
proach OF the funeral procession Within the chancel and
just before the pulpit long and tall reproduction In
camellas, carnations, white roses and smilax OF
of Mr. Roach's ships, the City of Peking,
presented by the employees of the Morgan Iron Works
Its white sails hanging unmoved from tho high mass
were trimmed with smax and the piece hid not little
OF the reading desk. On either side Of II stood broken
column Of lilies Of the valley vioets and smlax from
Chalmers, Spence & Co.; tall sheaf OF ripened wheat
from George H. Weed and william Rowland q pillow
with the word Father in letters OF mmortellos
Choir and other floral devices
Tho galleries were filed will large delegations Of en-
ployes, 400 from the Morgan Iron Works, sixty-six
from the great yards at Chester, Penn, and
others from the Deamater Iron Works and
the Navy Yard. In the body of the church
sat groups from the American Yacht Club, from
the Society OF Architectural Iron Manufacturers and many
members OF the General Society of Mechanics and Trades
men, and the Maritime Exchange. In OF the front
pcws were exSecretary of the Navy W. L. Chandler Gen
era Clinton Fisk and Controller Loew. Others present
were exCollector William II. Robertson. j. b. Cornell
Chamberlain WINS George II. Hail. Captain J. NJ Lach-
Ian. of tho Brazilian Steamship Company c. p.
Huntington, Commissioner Starr Jordan l. Mott Dr.
j. f. King. John Englis. f. A. Quntard Ambrose snow
william +. Clyde. Vernon ii. Brown. Elmer MCKAY H.
spcer jr John Elliot, o. j. Burnett. S. NJ wright DE- L.
b. Beden DR.. j. B. Taylor, President Alexander Knox
OF the Institute OF Reward, George f. Robinson, ex
Mayor Grace Peter W. Gaiaudet Judge L. l. Fancher'
ex Collector Thomas Murphy, George Pierce OF the ola
Colony Iron Works Boston, United states Naval Con
srtctor WILSON, Richard Poillon. W. H. Lane Commodore
Van sanyoord John Baird stephen Taylor exCongress
n I-lfpt anlr
Among the men from Chester John Fountain,
superintendent Of the shipyard, and william X Scott, j.
C. Ross J. W. Harrison Richard Wood, George Courtney,
George Nessenthaler I. Long, W Green George Davis,
X. TIcnOr Dickinson Joseph Blanee, ii. L. Shock John
Griffin Joseph Mills, J. Mcdowell. W. f. Mitchell. and
W. Clarke Others were c. L. Weed, president of the
Combination steel and Iron Company John A. Wallace,
OF The Chcsr 7imoS; c. T. Houston, president OF the
Chester Rolling Mills: Samuel o. Dyer president OF the
Chester National Bank: william Appeby, c. Price, j. r.
Black H. Il. Black Richard Peters president OF the
Chester CITY Railway: r. f. Ross, and DR. Samuel Starr
after Il o'clock Dr. McChesney. reciting the ser
vice for the dead beginning the resurrection and
the life od the funeral procession up The south aisle 10
Rev. IT, r. Crosse, Mr.. Roach's. intimate friend and
literary executor Then followed the pail
Andrew Fletcher, William Rowland and william Parker.
clothcoyered oakencased metallic coffin carried by four
men, and bearing on It's top sheafof wheat and wreath
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Mrs Roach. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Roach Mrs. ". T. Nc.
Phe-on, the eldest daugher.and Mr. MCPHERSON Stephen
John b. Roach, John Walton and the children OF the
married sons and daughter After them came long line
cupicd the pews in the body Of the church The
coihn rested on das IN front of the pulpit
The choir chanied tho anthem. Blessed Are the De
parted Who IN tho Lord Are Sleeping" Bishop Harris
S ocF aS H'9 with 6s gH% and
then Dr. Mcchesrey offered prayer Nearer Ny God to
spoke. Here Is part Of what he sad:
This large o. all Of and all conditions
just closed lie Prom MS father Mr. Roach Inherited
nSG sense eI GoHI wya wgS1 not SSHS s'a mn n'
what poetic and religious, IN adm1ture Of genencss and
being employer Of three men he rose TO empty
M 1 TO a even to t ther Tio, ana Shl2cn Dfne
million. Of money lie sued
4'@ r6 San IN A as en liz home
va, biz sancurv hs refuge bi. rest IT, bag deep rev
~ hs arc ton Tor anything asso lated with his noer life
9mh am so26 "ofs h io NV ,o, Sc Ia cong
peace win cod that in the paroiysm Of MS pain
aG" % do R inc mouse OIL many angus
Dr. McChe-ncy said
IN -prakins O, NJ Roach great echo the hest
public opinion Asiie from hs su.'e', Pc Wa IN himself
s,houe ON .ige scale u Is sad thst no was un'u
uIt no. ,a5 o ". ~ To ma, ~ o., ~ .ns 1n
educated Is tho highest compliment 10 pay him IL means
obstacles TIE cducs knows how to ud uowedse,
InS vii s red Of STRUGGLES. d" revef.es
u achievement Of Eiet sn uHneccsss.y -nfsrms ana OF
ll NE MI Seen. @9g Ia , MAJ hs gsya ha s D wss
sorrow is strange that he became politician in
tho word not strange that he became promi
among prominent OF The country. lie wanted
give Night We not almost saw that II would have been good
hing him he had received from tho Government nothns
o. %' than S nothing And believe that 4 he
ronquccd helped the War just he did
=, DO we not sec the most instructive hight in
and labor Wonder in that gallery At men with
o1rncr- Mr. Roach nevef forgot The woriinsruan that
no was Nottingham wealth dld rot max INN aySeioa;
tbs but That the FIRST day OF this year
ng the 10 % 'SnS@S a& s SapT TSs wa.
touching and up Ia memory again aud asam and
The Rev Mr. Crosse was the last 10 culogize the dead
ship. builder lie did because Mr.. Roach days ago
asked him. old friend, 10 speak woTu a part OF
what he said is this:
has been affirmed that 10 was an testc man. Nothing
less tTue could 20 s sa 81 n m tnow Ills BUSINESS
RON beginning end lie was proud to declare that there
Guild not But besides all THIS 10 was VEL read on
wonderful range Of subjects topic tnas plight oS o'fs%
The wish that he - ne ,hSnes yV ~ @ % m s
lesri that he had bat Tie Sgponnhs yS 81 e@ aI ion
ohn Roach whose OF American history
lie the waters neet Of iron ships ~ nees no other
atcd with the wsest and foremost mon have letter here
pupil At tho feet OF John Roach teacher in affairs of
lie Was great In heart good friend. but poor
later lie wasenyied 3y petty men he vas traauced-hy
them thor way But when all those who have do
AIMED him shall have persisted forever tho name Of John
The choir sang asleep in Jesus" and then the great
rcgaon passed In two lines on either side the coffin
me employees were the first 10 view tho body
The burial at Greenwood was private.